Davis Med School Sued Again Court Delay Sought Until Bakke Verdict In
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VolmneSPARTAN 69, umber I .! Serving the San Jose State Community SinceDAILY 1934 Tuesday, Septeniher 21, 1977 Davis Med School sued again Court delay sought until Bakke verdict in WOODLAND (AP) Another The U.S. Supreme Court is white student has sued the s( heduled to hear the Bakke case University of California at Davis next month. Its ruling could effect Medical School, saying a minorities program for minorities across the admission program blocked her country. entrance into the school. The Davis admissions program A UC attorney said Tuesday he reserves up to 16 places in each would ask a court to delay action on medical school entering class of 100 the complaint of Rita Clancy until for disadvantaged minorities. (IC is the U.S. Supreme Court decides the appealing the California Supreme case of Allan Bakke, another white Court's ruling that the program applicant denied admission to the violated Bakke's rights and medical school. prevented his admission. After Mrs. Btu Mrs. Clancy's attorney said Clancy's suit was filed last Friday. Yolo County his client has a stronger case than Superior Court Judge Warren Bakke and will press for immediate Taylor ordered the university to admission to the school. admit her or explain why it was refusing to do so at a hearing next Her lawyer. Merril Weisinger. Monday. said Mrs. Clancy. 22, is a Russian immigrant from a poor family who Donald Fieidhaar. UC's chief came to the United States seven counsel. said Tuesday the university years ago, graduated from UCLA would contend a decision to admit with an "A" average and is at the her was "quite premature" because Steve Faustina (left), SJSU's Affirmative Action officer, A.S. Vice top of the medical school's waiting the Bakke decision has no legal President Edna Campbell and student Rick Desimone (right) discuss list. effect until that case is resolved. the Bakke decision. Agency's report Bakke opposition reaffirmed may decide need minority enrollments, and Members of the SJSU Decision, called the case a "ploy" 'status quo' in minority admissions" graduations. Revolutionary Student Brigade used to "pit white people against at the administrative level. minorities," and said that the ( RSB I and SJSU minority program "Minorities always suffer the Court's decision is evident of If the Bakke decision is viewed directors held a panel discussion first and the funds hardest in a case like for parking as "reverse discrimination" by the Monday to reaffirm their opposition "systematic discrimination against this (Bakke i." Faustina said, ad- U.S. Supreme Court, he explained, it In the Bakke decision and continued minorities in education." ding that a reduction in the numbers could have an "impact" on campus "discriminatory" admission He also pointed out that af- of minority graduates from SJSU administrators, causing them to be practices at SJSU. Bj Scott Brown firmative action programs should has been on the decline since 1974, wary of achieving minority criteria and Jan 6' reben not be considered examples of the year the Bakke case was in- Panel members attacked both in campus programs in the future. A representative "reverse discrimination." troduced. of the SJSU President John Bunzel and Also included in the panel California State University and administrators for failing to oppose "Affirmative action programs He explained that even without a discussion was P.J. Hirabayashi, Colleges chancellor's office the Bakke decision and instituting are not discriminatory against final decision on the Bakke case, the coordinator of the Asian -American visited SJSU Monday and said he 4 affirmative action in SJSU ad- whites," he said. Instead, he said, publicity of the case could have a Studies Program at SJSU, who said will look into providing funds for mission policies. "They help to alleviate some of the detrimental effect on minority that the Bakke decision was an in- additional parking here. systematic discrimination against admissions by reinforcing dicator of the "deeply -rooted In a meeting of community The Bakke decision refers to the minorities in this society," as in the prejudicial attitudes "already prejudice" present in American leaders to discuss the parking case of Allan Bakke, a white ap- Bakke case. existing" in the minds of SJSU and culture. problem, John Hillyard. chan- plicant for U.C. Davis Medical other campus admissions ad- The effects of the Bakke She said this deep-rooted cellor's office chief of auxilliary School. who charged he was denied ministrators. decision are already being felt at discrimination has created a lack of business services, said that if admission to the program because of SJSU, according to Steve Faustina, As an example of declining adequately trained minorities "to studies showed a need for established minority admission director of the SJSU Affirmative numbers of minority graduates from take care of the problems in their parking funds at SJSU, he will quotas. Action program, another member of SJSU since 1974, Faustina quoted communities." "go to the ( Board oft Trustees" figures from both 1974 and 1976 SJSU about it. Bakke's claim was upheld by the the panel. He explained that this "Third World ( minority I people At the meeting, also attended California Supreme Court recently. trend could become more decline in percentages of black and are more qualified to deal with by State Assemblyman John and is now scheduled to go before the pronounced if the decision is upheld Mexican-American students in both problems of their people in the Vasconcellos ID-San Jose SJSU ('.5. Supreme Court Oct. 12. by the U.S. Supreme Court. the undergraduate and graduate context of racism in this country," Because of what he called the levels. she said "Therefore, as a retort to President John Bunzel, and John Vasconellos In reference to the decision, "foot-dragging" administration at In addition, he said, these the Bakke case, race must be given members of the A.S. Council. He added that it was "a Rick Desimone, member of the SJSU, Faustina charged that "there figures appear to be indicative et a consideration as a factor in special Hillyard said the City waste of energy" to keep the committee to Fight the Bakke has been a tendency to maintain the national trend toward declining admissions policies." Redevelopment Agency would give him a report on the matter. garage open, and that it was This was in view of the fact difficult to provide security for that the parking situation may both the Seventh and 10th street Election issue next year soon worsen vlth the impending garages. loss of approximately 1,000 "The 10th Street garage has parking spaces. The City of San become a drop-in, sleep-off Jose is bargaining with con center," commented &1St struction companies who want to Executive Vice-president Gail build on the SAGA parking lot Fullerton. "It is not a garage I Hayes backs district voting located at 4th and San Carlos would park in." streets. Just two blocks east of the By Rick Cotta Council members David or inter-district squabbles are two candidate to finance two campaigns Kent Dewell, a spokesman 10th Street garage between 11th San Jose Mayor Janet Gray Runyon. Al Garza and Vice-mayor examples of such problems, Hayes one to gain the nomination in the for Mayor Janet Gray Hayes at and 13th streets, is the highest Hayes has indicated she favors Suzanne Wilson have also voieed said. district, the next to gain "at large" the meeting, said that he had "no crime rate in San Jose, according district elections for city council support of district elections. Hayes also said that district election. idea" when the lot would be to A.S. Attorney General Ron members, thus giving fair "District elections provide a elections have a tendency to slow the The mayor feels that minorities developed, pending an Stevenson. assurance that the proposal will find more responsive form of ity operation of government. are adequately represented on the agreement that would be With all those problems. Its way to the ballot. government." the mayor said. "The One counter -proposal to current city council. "financially solvent" for both the Stevenson said, "I sure as hell chose a Hayes predicted that district citizens seem to perceive it is a more "straight" district elections is to "We (the city council ) city and the prospective builder. iiouldn't park my car in the for a elections will be on the ballot next responsive form of government." have primary elections by district. chicano tAi Garza candidate Neighborhood residents ga rage." said. year. Though the mayor said she The top two vote -getters would then council seat In 1971," Hayes expressed concern that once the Moreover,. many SJSI to The mayor Is the fourth council "tends toward" district elections, compete in a city-wide "at large" Garza was appointed SAGA lot was closed to parking. students at the meeting indicated been I, member to endorse the proposals, she still has some reservations. election. vacancy and has since the residential area east of that they preferred to park on the completing the simple majority Other big-city mayors, she said, Hayes does not support this elected. campus would become more residential streets rather than in needed to place the measure before have told her of problems associated proposal. She expressed concern Not surprisingly, Hayes felt that congested with cars. the parking garages. The be t he city's voters. with district elections. that a minority candidate, while the mayor should continue to Patrice Otten, an area students said they felt the street., Conflicts pitting the "provincial winning in the district election, elected at large. resident and co-chairman of the were safer than the garages the "The issue must be on the needs" of neighborhood districts would not be able to beat a white, "The mayor has to represent Ad Hoc Committee for Fair Besides campus security.